I use an FM transmitter for my MP3 player. When I went through a tunnel in Pittsburgh this past weekend, I thought that the reception would have come in crystal clear since most of the radio interference would be missing. Instead it fuzzed out the same way a radio station in a tunnel does. Why?
posted by Hubajube
on Jun 7, 2006 -
12 answers

Anyone ever hear a hilarious radio special on the CBC called "Not the History of Rock and Roll"? There were two of these produced. I've heard Part 2, it's got really funny impersonations and faux interviews of David Byrne, Michael Jackson, James Brown and others. I'm trying to locate the first part. Anyone have an idea of where to find it?
posted by storybored
on May 29, 2006 -
3 answers

Howard Stern Film Festival has wrapped up recently, and today was the day when they announced the finalists. Since I have no access to list to Stern, I was wondering if anyone cought the finalists of this festival.
Thanks in advance!
posted by cheero
on Apr 24, 2006 -
3 answers

I'm going to be out of work in two months (happily), and one thing I'm thinking of exploring is radio, both for the sheer fun of it and maybe as a career choice since when I was a kid I desperately wanted to be Johnny Fever. I have a voice for it, I'm told, and the music knowledge, and the patter. I realize that I'll have to start out doing it for free at a college station or something, but that's cool. So, how does one go about doing this? Be as detailed as possible. [more inside]
posted by jonmc
on Apr 21, 2006 -
32 answers

What are the best mini or micro radio tuners? The PAL radio by Henry Kloss is good, but to big. Some thing that can be carried on ones person would be good.
posted by flummox
on Apr 17, 2006 -
2 answers

I used to have one of those old VCRs where you had to tune each channel in by hand. It had a set of tiny little dials that let you scan the entire TV spectrum (and beyond?). When the cable wire was plugged in, I could tune in some bizzare things in the audio: rhythmic clicking, low pulses, and most interestingly, other people's phone calls. I assume I was picking up cordless phones, but how did this work? Did the cable system act as a giant antenna all over town? Has this phenomenon ever been documented anywhere?
posted by stopgap
on Apr 10, 2006 -
6 answers

Help me track down a pop punk band I heard on a small Berkeley radio station Tuesday evening (4/4). They may have played in LA last weekend (4/1-4/2). [more inside]
posted by salvia
on Apr 9, 2006 -
7 answers

Probably a long shot, but
Any one knows this song with lyrics something like:
"Band keeps playing..... on the radio....."
Sounds like Bryan Ferry or Tom petty. Kinda slow, moody. I remember knowing who did it b4, but for the life of me can't remember anymore. I was at Cosi eating lunch when i heard it..
Thanks a bunch guys...
posted by sprockett
on Mar 3, 2006 -
18 answers

I'm trying to find a serial radio play that CBC Radio ran around 1985-1989. The show was about a regular guy who is elected prime minister of Canada. His cabinet consist of just a couple people including the minister of defense, an Indian Chief who is in some way associated with a turtle. [more inside]
posted by Mitheral
on Mar 1, 2006 -
5 answers

when scanning AM radio stations in my car, why does seeking UP always catch fewer stations than seeking DOWN? this has been the case with each of the 3 cars i have owned. anyone else get this?
posted by jmccw
on Feb 20, 2006 -
11 answers

So I am looking for some entertainment while working (other than MEFI). Thought that getting a small scanner to listen to all the radio and walkie talkie traffic downtown would be good. Any recommendations? [more inside]
posted by TheFeatheredMullet
on Jan 10, 2006 -
3 answers

Are there any other Windows MP3 players that have something like RealPlayer's LivePause feature, which "enables pausing and seeking within live Internet clips"?
posted by smackfu
on Dec 22, 2005 -
2 answers

Some years back, I recall hearing an interview with someone regarding the relative value of the awards given out to survivors in wrongful death suits. Might have been on "This American Life." Help me find it... [more inside]
posted by googly
on Dec 20, 2005 -
7 answers

On phoneswarm.org someone mentions that "...several years ago, one of CBC's main news programs became quite adept at calling pay phones in the midst of the world's current trouble spots and interviewing whoever picked up. Don't know where they managed to get the numbers, but it was unique, raw and on the spot journalism." Does anyone know what program this was, or where I could obtain transcripts or recordings of this?
posted by soviet sleepover
on Nov 25, 2005 -
3 answers

I like (both in theory and practice) terrestrial FM radio. But at the insistence of my girlfriend, I'm seriously considering getting XM for Christmas. If I got it, I'd want one of those XM2Go models -- the iPod/Walkman kind of things that have a built-in FM transmitter so I could use it in-car. Thoughts? [more inside]
posted by SuperNova
on Nov 24, 2005 -
10 answers

XM Radio: Is there any way to find out the artist and song title of the currently playing song from a web page, either on XM's site or elsewhere? [more inside]
posted by deadfather
on Nov 20, 2005 -
6 answers

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